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NATURE OF
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
MEANS SEARCHING FOR THEORY,
TESTING A THEORY OR SOLVING A
PROBLEM.
COMES FROM TWO WORDS, RE AND
SEARCH, WHICH IMPLIES THAT TOPICS
ARE NOT NEW OR THAT SUCH TOPICS
HAVE NOT BEEN DISCUSSED BEFORE.
Research is a process of executing
various mental act for discovering and
examining facts and information to prove
the accuracy or truthfulness of your claims
or conclusions about the topic of your
research..
CHARACTERISTICS
OF RESEARCH
ACCURACY
It must give correct or accurate data,
which the footnotes, notes, and
bibliographical entries should honestly
and appropriately documented or
acknowledges.
OBJECTIVENESS
It must deal with facts, not with
mere opinions arising from
assumptions, generalizations,
predictions, or conclusions.
TIMELINESS